A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
bollworm
bollworm
noun
The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
bramwell
bylawman
clamworm
clamworm
noun
Alternative form of clam worm
cromwell
cromwell
Proper noun
from any of several placenames.
Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dowmetal
drawloom
drawloom
noun
(archaic) A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns.
(dated) A kind of damask made on the drawloom.
eelworms
eelworms
noun
plural of eelworm
embillow
embillow
verb
(intransitive, rare) To heave, as the waves of the sea; swell.
embowels
embowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embowel
enumclaw
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flatworm
flatworm
noun
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
glowworm
glowworm
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
gromwell
gromwell
noun
Lithospermum arvense, a plant of the genus Lithospermum anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of kidney stones.
lampwick
lardworm
lawmaker
lawmaker
noun
One who makes or enacts laws.
laywoman
laywoman
noun
(by extension) A woman who is not a professional in a given field.
A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
laywomen
laywomen
noun
plural of laywoman
leafworm
leafworm
noun
Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
lewisham
lewisham
Proper noun
a town in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
limawood
limewash
limewash
noun
A mixture of slaked lime in water.
verb
(transitive) To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).
limewood
limewood
noun
The wood of the lime (linden) tree.
limewort
limpwort
lindworm
lindworm
noun
A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.
A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
lobworms
lobworms
noun
plural of lobworm
lugworms
lugworms
noun
plural of lugworm
lukewarm
lukewarm
adj
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
lungworm
lungworm
noun
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
lurgworm
makaweli
malsworn
maltworm
maltworm
noun
A tippler; a drinker of alcohol.
maxwells
maxwells
noun
plural of maxwell
mcdowell
mealworm
mealworm
noun
The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.
mellowed
mellowed
adj
(of fruit) That has turned soft or tender by reason of ripeness.
That has become mellow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mellow
mellower
mellower
adj
comparative form of mellow: more mellow
noun
One who or that which mellows.
mellowly
mellowly
adv
In a mellow manner.
mellwood
meltdown
meltdown
noun
(informal) A tantrum or emotional outburst.
(psychology) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the person is overwhelmed by intense, seemingly disproportionate emotions, behaving erratically and becoming unable to mask.
A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.
Computer engineers were at a loss last night to explain why the Government had been hit by arguably the worst electronic meltdown in the history of Whitehall. https://web.archive.org/web/20041209011615/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=587262
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.
mildewed
mildewed
adj
Covered with mildew.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mildew
mildewer
mildewer
noun
A plant that is susceptible to mildew.
milewski
milkweed
milkweed
noun
A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).
Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
milkwood
milkwood
noun
(South Africa) Mimusops zeyheri, the Transvaal red milkwood.
(South Africa) Sideroxylon inermis, the white milkwood
(South Asia, Australia) Alstonia scholaris (scholar tree, milky pine), and other species in the genus Alstonia.
Many species of the genus Tabernaemontana, that are native to the Americas.
Trimeris scaevolifolia, a tree endemic to the Atlantic island of St. Helena.
milkwort
milkwort
noun
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.
milltown
millward
millwood
millwork
millwork
noun
(US) Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).
Most especially, doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
moldwarp
molewarp
moonglow
moonglow
noun
moonlight
moonwalk
moonwalk
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.
(dance) A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.
An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot (by an astronaut).
verb
(intransitive) To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards.
(intransitive) To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces.
(intransitive) To walk on the surface of the Moon.
(intransitive, dance) To perform the moonwalk.
moorfowl
moorfowl
Noun
The red grouse.
mudflows
mudflows
noun
plural of mudflow
muirfowl
mulewort
mulloway
mulloway
noun
Any of the species Argyrosomus japonicus of large fish, found along the eastern coast of Africa and the coasts of Australia, prized for sport.
multiway
multiway
adj
Having multiple paths, channels or configurations
mutwalli
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
palmwood
palmwood
noun
The wood of the coconut palm.
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pillworm
pillworm
noun
(rare) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm.
plowmell
pumpwell
rumbelow
salmwood
sawmills
sawmills
noun
plural of sawmill
semiwild
semiwild
adj
(of crops, animals, etc.) Partly wild.
silkworm
silkworm
noun
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
slowworm
slowworm
noun
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.
slumward
slumward
adj
Toward a slum.
slumwise
snowmelt
snowmelt
noun
Runoff from melting snow
snowmold
swelldom
swelldom
noun
(dated, humorous) People of rank and fashion; the class of swells, collectively.
swimmily
swimmily
adv
In a swimmy manner.
timewell
twelvemo
twelvemo
noun
(paper) duodecimo, or 12mo, a paper size, so called because it is cut 12 to a (huge, originally made) sheet
(printing) a page, book etc. of that size
unmellow
unmellow
adj
Not mellow.
unwimple
vowelism
vowelism
noun
(rare) The use of vowels.
wadmaals
wadmaals
noun
plural of wadmaal
wadmolls
wadmolls
noun
plural of wadmoll
wailment
wailment
noun
(obsolete) Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
wailsome
wailsome
adj
Characterised or marked by wailing
waldemar
waldheim
waldheim
Proper noun
A town in Saxony, Germany.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
walkmill
walksman
walksmen
wamblier
wambling
wambling
noun
(dialect) A churning of the stomach accompanied by nausea.
verb
present participle of wamble
wamefull
wamefuls
wamefuls
noun
plural of wameful
warkloom
warkloom
noun
(Scotland) A tool; an implement.
warklume
warmable
warmable
adj
Capable of being warmed.
warmedly
wealsman
wealsman
noun
(archaic) A statesman.
wealsome
welchman
welcomed
welcomed
adj
Having received a warm welcome.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of welcome
welcomer
welcomer
adj
comparative form of welcome: more welcome
noun
Something or someone that greets or is present for the arrival of something.
Something which or someone who welcomes people, especially newcomers.
welcomes
welcomes
noun
plural of welcome
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of welcome
weldment
weldment
noun
A part created from an assembly of smaller components that are joined by welding.
wellmost
welshism
welshism
Noun
A characteristically Welsh phrase, idiom, etc.
welshman
welshman
Noun
A man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
welshmen
whaledom
whaledom
noun
The realm or sphere of whales.
whaleman
whaleman
noun
A male whaler.
whalemen
whalemen
noun
plural of whaleman
wheeldom
wheelman
wheelman
noun
(automotive) A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise.
(dated, cycling) A cyclist.
(nautical) The steersman on a ship.
wheelmen
wheelmen
noun
plural of wheelman
whelming
whelming
noun
Something that covers or submerges.
verb
present participle of whelm
whimbrel
whimbrel
noun
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
whimling
whimling
noun
(obsolete) One given to whims; a weak, childish person.
wholisms
wholisms
noun
plural of wholism
wilcweme
wildomar
wildsome
wildsome
adj
Characterised or marked by wildness
williams
williams
Proper noun
An English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the given name William.
willmert
wilmette
wimbling
wimbling
verb
present participle of wimble
wimlunge
wimpling
wimpling
noun
A rippling or meandering.
verb
present participle of wimple
windmill
windmill
noun
(baseball) A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.
(basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
(figurative) An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.
(juggling) The false shower.
A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls his/her torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.
A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Byasa, the wings of which resemble the vanes of a windmill.
Any of various muscle exercises in which a large deal of the body makes a great circle, typically one where a kettlebell is raised overhead and the torso is rotated to the other side with the hand reaching its foot (hitting the core, glutes, hamstrings, trapezius, rhomboids, deltoids and rotator cuffs) but sometimes even a windshield wiper.
The structure containing such machinery.
verb
(intransitive) Of a rotating part of a machine, to (become disengaged and) rotate freely.
(transitive, intransitive) To rotate with a sweeping motion.
wlatsome
wlatsome
Adjective
Loathsome; disgusting; detestable; repulsive.
woldsman
wolfgram
wolframs
wollomai
workloom
workloom
noun
A tool or implement.
worldman
wormhole
wormhole
noun
(programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.
(relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
A hole burrowed by a worm.
verb
(transitive) To make porous or permeable through the formation of small holes or tunnels.
wormless
wormless
adj
Without worms.
wormlike
wormlike
adj
(chemistry, of the molecules of a polymer) Having a smoothly curved form when heated.